Sunday, 13 July 2014

The Adventure Begins

I am going to start My Handmade Adventure where I guess it all began,
with Grandma, Heather. My Grandma was surely the original handmade woman. She
could knit, crochet, sew, embroider, cross stitch and make fondant
flowers.

That isn't to say she was a master of all things
handmade. Her Easter bread is still talked about in our family, she
would never cook the same loaf twice. Yet without fail, every Easter,
she'd bake homemade bread, and we could never get enough of it, be it
dense or dry or otherwise.

When she was gainfully employed,
Grandma used to hand paint black and white photographs for Kodak (before
there was colour film) Did I mention she was a photographer as well?

Grandma
passed away 8 years ago, never getting to meet my husband, or her great
grandchildren. Perhaps my renewed vigor for all things handmade comes
from an attempt to introduce my children to their great grandmother.

Grandma
taught me how to knit. Although it's been a skill that has remained
dormant for a number of years, these days it is my main crafty outlet.
Thanks to the internet, I have been able to expand my basic skills and
knitting knowledge, and I'm actually getting pretty good at it. In fact
when ever it's coming up to a birthday or present situation I start
thinking... what can I knit?!

I am desperate to improve all of my
crafty skills. I have taken a few classes, however with three young
children and my youngest born with a congenital heart defect, My
Handmade Adventure has been taking a few unforeseen twists and turns.

I
intend for this blog to not only be a way for me to share my handmade
adventure, but to make a record for myself, to watch this journey
unfold.